Occupational Therapist | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum (Pro Rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 October 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M8 5RB |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 7421191/349-CSS-7421191 |
Summary
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who would like to develop their clinical and leadership skills by joining our rotation here at North Manchester General Hospital.
The speciality areas on the rotation include medicine, surgery, AMU, frailty, trauma orthopaedics so you experience a broad range of acute specialities as well an opportunity to experience some outpatient work in rheumatology. Previous acute experience is an advantage but community and intermediate care experience would also be relevant and beneficial in the role as we work within the discharge to assess model, and we are able to help you to develop your assessment and intervention skills in this fast paced and exciting environment.
We offer a thorough induction and competencies, with a wide range of support and development opportunities available, including regular supervision and inservice training. We would encourage applications from existing band 6 OTs looking for a new challenge, or a band 5 looking to take a step up. You will be given opportunities in service development.
Applicants should be prepared to participate in a 7 day working service.
You should be enthusiastic, motivated, dynamic and a team player. You will carry a caseload of complex and varied patients within each speciality, as well as supervising more junior staff and participating in student training and delegating for your team lead when needed.
This is the ideal opportunity for anyone wishing to develop their clinical and leadership skills. We are committed to your professional development in our supportive and friendly team.
We would welcome contact on the details below if anyone would like to discuss the role.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025
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